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Binge Worthy? Ozark Returns with a Darker and less Compelling Sophomore Season

 After binge watching the first season of Netflix's Ozark, I was so ecstatic about season two and I kept counting down to the premiere. The Bryde's are still cleaning money for the cartel and their main goal in Season Two is to build a casino to make the money laundering easier and less suspicious. After Del's murder,  the Cartel sends their attorney Helen Pierce to town to shake things up a bit. Helen is pretty ruthless so lying or hiding anything from her would make things more complicated. Marty and Wendy struggle to balance their family interests amid the escalating dangers presented by their partnerships with the power-hungry Snells, the cartel and Ruth Langmore, whose father Cade has been released from prison. The stakes are even higher than before and The Bryde's soon realize they have to go all in by doing everything within their power to get the casino running before they can find a way to get out.      I loved everything about the first season ...

Binge Worthy- Jason Bateman Goes Dark in "Ozark"

Image via imdb.com After Netflix released the trailer for Ozark starring Jason Bateman ( Arrested Development, Horrible Bosses ) and Laura Linney ( Love Actually, The Truman Show ), I knew it was something that would be worth watching. Ozark follows the story of a Chicago based financial adviser, Martin Byrde, who also serves as the top money launderer for the second largest Mexican drug cartel. When things go bad with the cartel, he moves his family from Chicago to the lake region of the Missouri Ozarks to start a new life and find different ways to launder money.  Image via netflix  This Netflix Drama is very dark and gripping from the first scene. The cast is also perfect, especially Linney who plays Marty's wife, Wendy. She's very brilliant and finds different ways to improve the money laundering business. Linney stands out in her character as the not so innocent wife of a money launderer. One thing I absolutely love is the fact that this is a totally diff...